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September 2008

• UC Davis Chemical Ecologist Walter Leal Receives Medal of Science from Brazilian Congress of Entomology (Sept. 5)
• UC Davis Entomologists Michael Parrella and Frank Zalom Named ESA Fellows (Sept. 3)

August 2008

• No More Big Stink: UC Davis Researchers Discover Scent that Lures Mosquitoes, but Humans Can’t Smell It (Aug. 26)
• The Secret of DEET: Walter Leal, Zain Syed Announce Groundbreaking Research on Mode of Action (Aug. 18)
• Insect Virus Researcher Michelle Flenniken Named Häagen-Dazs Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis (Aug. 6)
• Hillary Thomas Receives $15,000 Van Den Bosch Scholarship for Biocontrol Research (Aug. 6)
• Frank Zalom Nominated for ESA Vice President-Elect (Aug. 1)
• Bees Hitch Ride on UC Van (Aug. 1)

July 2008

• Christine Hegedus Receives Prestigious NEIHS Training Grant (July 31)
• Thar's Gold in Them Thar Halls (July 25)
• Building a Better Bee: Genetic Stock from Turkey's Caucasian Bees (July 23)
• Eric Mussen and Susan Cobey on National Public Radio; Declining Bee Population (July 18)
• Susan Cobey on NBC's The Today Show (July 16)
• Record-Breaking Heat Wreaking Havoc on Honey Bees, Too (July 9)
• Tom Scott: On the Trail of Dengue, a Disease With No Vaccine, No Cure (July 3)
• UC Davis Doctoral Candidate Win Surachetpong Receives Bill and Melinda Gates Award to Present Malaria Research in Bangkok (July 3)
• UC Davis Researcher Todd Harris Receives Training Grant to Study Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Heart Disease (July 2)

June 2008

• Research on Insects Leads to New Treatments for High Blood Pressure (June edition of CSREES newsletter)
• UC Davis Research Could Lead to 'No Scent, No Sex' for Japanese Beetle (June 16)
• Bruce Hammock Receives UC Davis Distinguished Teaching Award (June 12)
• Graduate Students Receive Degrees (June 12)
• Tara Thiemann, Ashley Horton Receive William Hazeltine Student Research Fellowships (June 11)
• UC Davis Entomologist Phil Ward Leads 'Bug Boot Camp' (June 11)
• Nate Hardy Receives Kinsella Memorial Prize (June 5)
• Troubled Bee Colonies Go It Alone (Washington Independent, with Eric Mussen) (June 4)

May 2008

• UC Davis Malaria Researcher Wins Fulbright to Do Research in Kenya (May 28)
• UC Davis Entomology Staff's Citations for Excellence and a Distinguished Team Award (May 28)
• Rebuilding the UC Davis Bee Biology Program (May 23)
• Fran Keller Wins Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (May 22)
• EGSA Announces Poster Competition Winners (May 16)
• No-see-ums in Feeding Frenzy This Time of Year (May 15)
• How to Donate to the Bee Biology Program (May 15)
• How to Subscribe to the UC Apiary Newsletters (May 15)

April 2008

• Governor Lauds Bohart Museum's Dogface Butterfly Poster (April 28)
• 'Invasion of Ants' at Bohart Museum; Pacific Invasive Ants Poster (April 25)
• Building a Better Bee (Article in Delaware Messenger featuring Susan Cobey (April 25)
• 'Dragonflies, Mayflies and Nematodes' Topics at Northern California Entomology Society Meeting (April 24)
• Get a Taste of Honey, Watch the Roach Races, Create Maggot Art at UC Davis Picnic Day (April 15)
• Students Get Special (Governor Office-Arranged) Tour of Bohart Museum of Entomology (April 3)
• Second Annual UC Davis Malaria Awareness Day Set April 25 (April 3)
• UC Davis Bee Specialist Eric Mussen Receives Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension from ESA (April 1)

March 2008

• Mosquito Researcher-Grad Student Chris Barker Receives ESA Award (March 31)
• Noon Seminars for Spring Quarter; April 2-June 4 in 122 Briggs (March 26)
• Soil Ecologist Recruitment Seminar on April 8: Louie Yang to Speak on 'The Ecology of Resource Pulses and Other Extreme Events' (March 19)
• Shirley Gee to Speak April 7 on 'Immonoassay Methods for Pesticide Exposure Monitoring': Western Center for Ag Health and Safety (March 19)
• Diane Ullman Receives Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity and Community (March 14)
• Eric Mussen Featured March 12 on Good Morning America's "Why Are Bees Vanishing?" (March 12)
  
• Lynn Kimsey Named Interim Chair of the Department of Entomology (March 10)
• Reward: Undergraduate Research Posters for EGSA Contest (March 10)

February 2008

• Häagen-Dazs Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Honey Bee Biology (Feb. 22)
• Noted Honey Bee Stock Back at UC Davis (Feb. 20)
• 'Honey-Do' List at Harry Laidlaw Facility Now Shorter, Thanks to Häagen-Dazs Donation (Feb. 19)
• Congressional Office 'Bugged with Insect Art' (Feb. 8)

January 2008

• Learn How to Inseminate Queen Bees; Specialized Classes to Promote Stock Improvement (Jan. 31)
• UC Davis Entomology Club Sets Reorganizational Meeting Jan. 25 (Jan. 23)
• Noted Entomologist Lester E. Ehler Trading Insect Net for Fishing Net (Jan. 17)
• Northern California Entomology Society to Focus on Exotic Pests (Jan. 14)
• UC Davis Entomology Department to Host 42nd Annual U.S.-Japan Parasitic Diseases Meeting (Jan. 9) See photos
• UC Davis Mosquito Researchers to Speak at Statewide Conference (Jan. 9)
• UC Davis Entomology Department to Host U.S.-Japan Parasitic Diseases Meeting (Jan. 9)
• How Do You Give Termites Indigestion? That and Other Topics at Winter Seminar Series (Jan. 2)
• USDA Program Leader to Discuss Future of Federally Funded Agricultural Research (Jan. 2)
• Thomas Leigh: The Cotton Entomologist Behind the Distinguished Alumni Seminars (Jan. 2)

December 2007

• Plight of the Bumblebee: Vanishing Bumblebees Alarming, Says UC Davis Entomologist Robbin Thorp (Dec. 21)
• Three UC Davis Entomologists Receive Mosquito Research Grants (Dec. 21)
• UC Davis Graduate Student Nate Hardy Wins President's Prize at ESA Conference (Dec. 14)
• UC Davis Well Represented at Entomological Society of America Conference: See Schedule (Dec. 7)
• Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds (Bruce Hammock in Science Daily, Dec. 7)
• Entomology Noon-Hour Seminars Begin Jan. 9 (Dec. 7)
• Bee Pollination Biologist Recruitment Seminars Scheduled Dec. 6-Jan. 31 (Dec. 4)
• Art Show Featuring Diane Ullman's Students on Wednesday, Dec. 5 (Dec. 4)

November 2007

• UC Davis Entomology Program Ranked Best in the Country (Nov. 27)
• Students to Present Research on Careers at Annual Career Exploration Poster Session in Freeborn Hall (Nov. 26)
• How Universities Stifle Research: UC Davis Entomologist Bruce Hammock Speaks Out at National Scientific Conference (Nov. 20)
• 2007 Honors and Awards: Entomology Faculty, Students and Staff (Nov. 14)
• Noted Vectorborne Disease Expert Barry Beaty to Speak on 'Medical Entomology/Vector Biology: A Road Map for Sustainability in the 21st Century' See PDF of PowerPoint Presentation (Nov. 14)
• Bad News for Bees: Eric Mussen (Plumas County News, Nov. 7)
• Bruce Hammock to Speak on Pioneeering Inflammation Research (Nov. 7)
• Second Edition of Invertebrate Pathology Field Manual Published; Edited by Lawrence Lacey of USDA and Harry Kaya of UC Davis (Nov. 7)
• James Carey Interviewed on Santa Cruz Radio Station KUSP on Light Brown Apple Moth: Talk of the Bay's J.D. Hillard (Nov. 7)
• Applications Due Dec. 7 for William C. Reeves New Investigator Award (Nov. 7)
• Bee Breeder-Geneticist Susan Cobey in Lancaster, Pa. News Story (Nov. 6)

October 2007

• Bumblebee Researcher Robbin Thorp Interviewed on Capital Public Radio (Oct. 29)
  Insight: A UC Davis researcher says a species of bumblebee has disappeared from Northwestern California and Southwestern Oregon. Professor Robbin Thorp tells you about the mysterious case he's been studying.
• Thomas Scott Named AAAS Fellow for Pioneering Work on Mosquito-Borne Diseases (Oct. 25)
• George Kennedy: Distinguished Seminar Series: 'Entomology in Academia: Where Do We Go From Here?' View his PowerPoint presentation (Oct. 24)
• UC Davis Medical Entomology Bruce Eldridge Receives Coveted International Award; One of Only 15 Ever Awarded (Oct. 23)
• Medflies, Thrips and Endangered Beetle on Northern California Entomology Club Agenda (Oct. 23)
• UC Davis Entomologist Frank Zalom to Lead Team of U.S. Scientists to China in Two-Week Agricultural Exchange (Oct. 16) See photos and news story from China visit.
• Bee Specialist Eric Mussen Fingers Prime Suspects in "BSI: The Case of the Disappearing Bees" View Video of Lecture (Oct. 16)
• Three-Day Thrips Workshop at UC Davis Funded by Biosecurity Grant (Oct. 10)
• 'Plight of the Bumblebee': Bumblebee Researcher Robbin Thorp on National Public Radio, Jefferson City, Ore. (Oct. 10)
  (Type "Plight of the Bumblebee" or "bumblebee" as keyword (s) in Audio Archive Search text box to reach the "Plight of the Bumblebee" interview.)
• May Berenbaum Cancels UC Davis Appearances; Eric Mussen to Deliver Public Lecture on Oct. 9 (Oct. 6)
• Harry Kaya Named Fellow of Entomological Society of America (Oct. 5)

September 2007